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United States Air Force C-130 Special Color Schemes

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Found 25 aircraft, displaying 16-25 [Sorted by Unit and Local SN]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Marked Date Details
07-609 USAF 37 AS 07-8609 May 2019 Details
USAF C-130J #07-8609 from 37th AS seen after landing at Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport on May 18, 2019. Note D-Day Invasion stripes applied for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. [Photo by Dennis Russ]
Invasion stripes applied for 75th Anniversary of D-Day. W7 is the squadron identifier for the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, the 37th AS’ legacy squadron.
07-614 USAF 37 AS 07-8614 Unknown Details
USAF C-130J #07-8614 from 37 AS lines up in formation for maximum generation departure at Ramstein AB, on October 15, 2025. [USAF photo by SrA Vaughn Weber]
Invasion stripes applied for 75th Anniversary of D-Day. W7 is the squadron identifier for the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, the 37th AS’ legacy squadron.
08-705 USAF 39 AS 08-5705 Sep 2020 Details
USAF C-130J-30 #08-5705 assigned to the 39 AS takes off from the All American landing zone at Camp Robinson, Arkansas on November 12, 2020. [USAF photo by SrA Kristine M. Gruwell]
Special heritage scheme for the 61st AS Four Horseman C-130A Demo Team.
04-143 USAF 41 AS 04-3143 Feb 2020 Details
USAF C-130J-30 #04-3143 from 41 AS taxis before takeoff at Dyess AFB on February 12, 2020. Dyess Airmen traveled to the Philippines to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the World War II airborne assault to retake the Corregidor Islands from Japanese forces. [USAF photo by A1C Colin Hollowell]
Marked as X16 JUNGLE SKIPPERS - One of two C-130Js donned the insignia in order to pay tribute to the Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft flown by the 317th Troop Carrier Group during WWII.
88606 USAF 41 AS 08-8606 "Honeymoon Express" Sep 2020 Details
USAF C-130J #08-8606 from 41 AS from Little Rock AFB, arrive at Tyndall AFB on May 3, 2021. The aircraft departed to a forward operating base as part of AGILE FLAG 21-2. [USAF photo by Amn Jordan Colvin]
Special heritage scheme for the 41st Troop Carrier Squadron’s 'Honeymoon Express', which led the first mass airdrop in the Pacific during World War II on an airfield at Nadzab, Papua New Guinea.
02-314 USAF 62 AS 02-0314 Unknown Details
USAF C-130J-30 #02-0314 from 48 AS seen at Little Rock AFB Open House on October 21, 2023. [Photo by Mark Young]
45802 USAF 62 AS 14-5802 "314 AW" Jun 2019 Details
USAF C-130J-30 #14-5802 from the 62nd AS wearing a special D-Day/invasion stripes scheme climbing out from AFW! on January 29, 2019 [Photo by Caulun Belcher]
Invasion stripes applied for 75th Anniversary of D-Day. The 62nd AS is a legacy squadron, stemming from the 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron, who conducted air drops with Douglas C-47 Dakotas during Operation Neptune June 6, 1944.
09-714 USAF 67 SOS 10-5714 Jun 2019 Details
USAF MC-130J #10-5714 from 67 SOS carrying out a touch'n go on Rwy 30 during a few training circuits at Glasgow-Prestwick Airport on August 12, 2019. Note Tailband markings commemorating the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. [Photo by Ian Howat]
Tailband markings commemorating the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
93-038 USAF 700 AS 93-1038 May 2025 Details
USAF C-130H #93-1038 from 700 AS flies over southern Wales, on May 16, 2025. The aircraft engaged in low-level, tactical maneuvers to build readiness skills of the aircrew. [USAF photo by Capt. Casey D. Mull]
13-785 USAF 71 RQS 13-5785 30 Mar 2022 Details
USAF HC-130J Combat King II #13-5785 awaits the ground crew after landing at Moody AFB on March 25, 2022. After being dedicated as the 23rd Wing's Flagships, was dubbed "The Whale Shark". [USAF photo by SrA Thomas Johns]
Flagship aircraft of the 23rd Wing. Dubbed "The Whale Shark," this J-model 130, is the first to feature the Flying Tiger Teeth and replaces the previous Flagship aircraft, an HH60G Pavehawk, which currently sits in retirement at the George W. Bush Airpark.

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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